When I lived
Depression followed me like an old friend
Standing always beside me
In the dark
And when I tried to raise my lonely old spirit
It just whispered old familiar lies
To keep me on its rusty
Old swings
To stay
Forever lost within its overgrown parks
When I smiled at the world
And raised my head
Above its dusty parapets
It just said its old prayers
And filled me full
Of my favorite regrets
But now that I’m
Dead
I now know
A sacred secret
You must fight the darkness
Whenever it appears
In whatever disguise
Or assumed name
It’s just a shame
Death has took me
To finally know this
Find someone to love
Just dip your toes
Ankle deep into life and get thoroughly
Beautifully wet
Remember
Life is exquisite
Beyond its veils of self-perceived depression
There is bliss to be found
On those beautiful hunting grounds
You just have to regain
Your faith and self-belief
And trust them
So as they slowly rise
In frequency
As you embrace progression
Leading you to remember
That unspoken truth
Once whispered to you at birth
That you might have chosen to forget
I only have a lonely voice in here
But its message was simply this
Enjoy all aspects of your life
No matter how hard
It gets
You were always born free
For you don’t want to take anything
Into this afterlife
And suffer for eternity
Endlessly spinning within its dark
Depths
So take it from one who knows
As old regrets
Follow me
Like a second shadow
Everywhere
I go
Copyright John Duffy
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